Boys (and girls) with big toys in the dirt (SeaBee Gallery)

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090611-N-4973M-051 SAN DIEGO (June 11, 2009) Operations Specialist 1st Class John Schill guides Seabees assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 1 around life boats aboard the military sealift command dry cargo ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6). ACB-1 has deployed 12 Seabees to support Pacific Partnership 2009 engineering projects, contributing to the economical and social development of the host countries, and strengthening the professional relationship. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian Morales/ Released)

 

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090617-N-3289C-002 CAMP MITCHELL, Spain (June 17, 2009) Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 offload CONEX boxes from the Liberty Maritime Corp. owned M/V Alliance New York. The equipment is being staged for transport to Camp Mitchell, Spain. NMCB-11 is off-loading the new Table of Allowance for the Naval Construction Force (NCF) in Rota, Spain. The new equipment will help re-establish Camp Mitchell as a main body site for forward-deployed Seabee units and will better outfit NCF units for deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anthony Cage/Released)

090615-N-4740L-003 CAMP MITCHELL, Spain (June 16, 2009) Equipment Operator Constructionman Sean Ruel, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, begins the pre-start phase required before removing equipment from the Liberty Maritime Corp. owned M/V Alliance New York. NMCB-11 is off-loading the forward deployed equipment allocation for the Naval Construction Force (NCF) in Rota, Spain. The new equipment will help re-establish Camp Mitchell as a main body site for forward-deployed Seabee units and will better outfit NCF units for deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nicholas Lingo/Released)

 

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Seabees in action: Cooperation Afloat Readiness & Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2009

090624-N-1722M-110 KUANTAN, Malaysia (June 24, 2009) U.S. Navy Commodore Bill Kearns, commander, Task Group 73.5, left, and Malaysian Army Col. Stephen Mundaw discuss an engineering civil action project job site during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2009. Seabees and Malaysian Army engineers are building a school addition for after school and community programs. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Moriatis/Released)

 

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090624-F-7522G-002 LA UNION, El Salvador (June 24, 2009) El Salvador military engineers work with U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) on the construction of a new schoolhouse in Havillal. Comfort is on the four-month Continuing Promise 2009 humanitarian and civic assistance mission to seven countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The ship is scheduled to be in El Salvador until July 2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Garcia/Released)

 

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090609-N-3674H-117 GULFPORT, Miss.(June 9, 2009) Equipment Operator 2nd Class Aaron Ambers, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74, drives a medium tactical vehicle replacement into an Air Force C-130 Hercules transport aircraft at the Trent Lott Combat Readiness Training Center. Seabees from NMCB-74 and Airmen from the 189th Airlift Wing, based in Little Rock, Ark., conducted Yellow Dart, a three-day joint embarkation exercise to practice the loading and unloading of heavy, oversized equipment onto C-130 Hercules aircraft. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Hulle/Released)

 

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090625-F-7923S-074 LA UNION, El Salvador (June 25, 2009) Utilitiesman 2nd Class Carlos Monserrat, assigned to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 202 embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), helps Cabo Santos Jouel Portillo, commander of a unit of Salvadoran military engineers, install new pipes for a sink during the renovation of a bathroom at the Club de Leons School. Comfort is on the Continuing Promise 2009 four-month humanitarian and civic assistance mission to Latin America and the Caribbean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Stratton/Released)

 

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090513-M-6882R-233 CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (May 13, 2009) Navy Petty Officers 1st Class John Cid, from Quezon City, Philippines, and Thomas Damron, from Port Hueneme, Calif., frame walls of the Regimental Combat Team 3 Combat Operations Center at Camp Leatherneck. After the brigade command center is complete, the Seabees will move on to build the 12,000 square-foot RCT-3 and Camp Leatherneck Garrison combat centers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Corporal Aaron Rooks/Released)

 

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090513-M-6882R-162 CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (May 13, 2009) Builder 3rd Class Adrian Trollip, Naval Construction Battalion 5, from Saratoga, N.Y., hammers nails on the roof of Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan's Combat Operations Center at Camp Leatherneck. The Marines affectionately call the structure ¨Noah's Ark", for its similarities to the ark built before flood covered the earth in biblical times. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Corporal Aaron Rooks/Released)

 

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090626-F-7923S-124 LA UNION, El Salvador (June 26, 2009) Salvadoran Army engineers grate gravel for Seabees assigned to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 202 to mix into cement for the areas around Caserio Havillal School. CBMU-202 is deployed on the Continuing Promise four-month humanitarian and civic assistance mission to seven countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Stratton/Released)

 

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090702-N-3162H-024 GULFPORT, Miss. (July 2, 2009) Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 conduct a 2.6 mile tactical march while wearing full battle gear at Gulfport Navy Base in Gulfport, Miss. to help become acclimated to the warm summer weather. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Builder Jason K. Holden/Released)

 

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090722-N-1831G-020 BEKASI, Indonesia (July 22, 2009) Construction Electrician Third Class James Smith, from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 40, lays wire for a playground courtyard foundation alongside Indonesian Navy engineers as part of an engineering civic action program at Pusaka Rakyat Primary School during the first phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2009. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Maria Gonzalez/Released)

090722-N-1831G-007 BEKASI, Indonesia (July 22, 2009) Builder 3rd Class Royce Bacon, from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 40, works alongside Indonesian Navy engineers assembling concrete foundation forms as part of an engineering civic action program at Pusaka Rakyat Primary School during the first phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2009. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Maria Gonzalez/Released)

 

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090821-N-4440L-054 HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Aug. 21, 2009) Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 Builder 3rd Class Daniel Garrido, left, Builder 3rd Class Joanna Ra Ra, and Builder Constructionman Christopher Mercure put up a plywood ceiling in a Southwest Asia hut at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Lindsey/Released)

090821-N-9564W-150 HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Aug. 21, 2009) Builder 3rd Class Nicholas Turner, assigned Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74, Charlie Company, marks off the dimensions of a louver frame to ensure proper alignment. The frame is for one of six Southwest Asia huts being built on Camp Leatherneck. NMCB-74 is deployed to Afghanistan supporting the NATO International Security Assistance Force and is one of the Naval Expeditionary Combat Command war-fighting support elements providing host nation construction support and security. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Ryan G. Wilber/Released)

 

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090831-N-9564W-048 HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Aug. 29, 2009) Construction Electrician Constructionman Morgan Pierce, assigned to the camp maintenance department of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74, adjusts the frequency of a 10-kilowatt generator. The camp maintenance staff is responsible for the proper operation of seven generators at Camp Natasha in Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. NMCB-74 is deployed to Afghanistan supporting the NATO International Security Assistance Force and is one of the Naval Expeditionary Combat Command warfighting support elements providing construction support. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 1st Class Ryan G. Wilber/Released)

 

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090822-N-8816D-110 CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (Aug. 22, 2009) Chief Builder Brian Howard, quality control chief for Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, observes a mass casualty drill during a field training exercise at Camp Shelby, Miss. The battalion received training and was evaluated on all aspects of defensive operations and completing construction projects in a tactical environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ryan C. Delcore/Released)

090824-N-8816D-118 CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (Aug. 24, 2009) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 saw timber for a tower during a field training exercise at Camp Shelby, Miss. The battalion received training and was evaluated on all aspects of defensive operations and completing construction projects in a tactical environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ryan C. Delcore/Released)

090816-N-8816D-021 CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (Aug. 16, 2009) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 build a Southwest Asia hut at Camp Shelby, Miss. during a field training exercise at Camp Shelby, Miss. The battalion received training and was evaluated on all aspects of defensive operations and completing construction projects in a tactical environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ryan C. Delcore/Released)

 

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090816-N-8816D-026 CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (Aug. 16, 2009) Members of the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 Convoy Security Element escort fuel, water, equipment and supplies during a field training exercise at Camp Shelby, Miss. The battalion received training and was evaluated on all aspects of defensive operations and completing construction projects in a tactical environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ryan C. Delcore/Released)

090816-N-8816D-156 CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (Aug. 16, 2009) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 scan the area from their fighting position during a field training exercise at Camp Shelby, Miss. The battalion received training and was evaluated on all aspects of defensive operations and completing construction projects in a tactical environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ryan C. Delcore/Released)